30 During rainfall, the spaces between soil particles are filled with water. How do then organisms of soil breathe?

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Soil respiration is an important ecosystem activity that releases carbon from the soil in the form of carbon dioxide.
Organisms present in the soil will breathe through the small pores present the soil.
During rainfall, the spaces between soil particles are filled with water, and then organisms present in the soil come out of their spaces and burrow for breathing.

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